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Moral Letters, Vol. II

by Lucius Annaeus SENECA (4 BCE - 65)

Letter 89. On the Parts of Philosophy

Moral Letters, Vol. II

This is the second volume of the Letters, Epistles LXVI-XCII. Among the personalities of the early Roman Empire there are few who offer to the readers of to-day such dramatic interest as does Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the author of the Epistles. These letters, written by Seneca towards the end of his life, are all addressed to his friend Lucilius, who, at the time when these letters were written, was a procurator in Sicily. The form of this work, as Bacon says, is a collection of essays rather than of letters. Summary paraphrased from the Introduction in Volume 1 by Suprad.

Listen next episodes of Moral Letters, Vol. II:
Letter 90. On the Part Played by Philosophy in the Progress of Man , Letter 91. On the Lesson to Be Drawn from the Burning of Lyons , Letter 92. On the Happy Life